If only these had come out a month earlier..!! (I could have had professionally-printed space holiday cards, wah.) They’d go so nicely with the galaxy-adorned address stamp Johan had made yesterday. ;_;
We went to Medford and finished our holiday shopping, bought a Christmas tree, some clothing and groceries. Had a nice day, despite running around [...]

[Read more →]

PleaseSavePluto.org is an online petition to return poor Pluto to planetary status. Please visit and sign the petition! I’m stoked, I knew one of these would show up before long. Shout it far and wide..!!

[Read more →]

It’s sad, but we now have only eight planets in the Solar System. Also sad but for different reasons, the IAU defines the English language — indeed, the entirety of international scientific language and terminology — as consisting only of words found in the Microsoft Word spellchecker. Thumbs up, guys, pluton is only a term [...]

[Read more →]

Wow, Astronomy Picture of the Day turns 10 years old today!! :D Literally one of the very first webpages I frequented when I first got online in 1995, I’ve always enjoyed visiting APOD. Congratulations guys, and thanks for providing the world with such a wonderful service all this time!

[Read more →]

A little linkage here, since it’s been a while: NASA believes it has found the “smoking gun” for the Columbia accident (courtesy of the BBC.) I have heard a conservative April launch date for the next shuttle, let’s hope they’re flying soon. Here’s the Columbia Accident Investigation Board website if you’re interested. Also at NASA, [...]

[Read more →]

March 20, 10:30 am CST, SSH Resort upper lounge — This seems to be a recurring break time for me. I’ve found yet another cushy lounge-nook-type thing, it’s between two fountains so there’s white noise and the smell of chlorine, but it’s my loveseat, so I can’t complain. ^_~ People talking at a table in [...]

[Read more →]

March 16, 10:45 pm CST, Holiday Inn NASA, room 119 — Shuttle dropped me off earlier than expected, and after some flapping at the front desk about reservations, I found myself in a private single room. Very much appreciated. Called Johan quickly, changed shoes, caught a shuttle to LPI and just caught my advisor. Got [...]

[Read more →]